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December 28, 2011
StatShot: Sales Grow in Three Regions; Marketing Spending Down from Previous Year

CHICAGO — Sales grew in three regions of the United States in November 2011, according to this month’s StatShot survey. Dry cleaners in the Northeast reported the biggest surge, with sales up 3.2% from November 2010.

Sales grew at a more modest pace elsewhere, with the South up 1.0% and the West up 0.5%. Midwestern operators saw their November 2011 sales fall 1.1% from the previous November.

“2011 was another challenging year,” says a Midwestern operator. “It can be most clearly defined by the statement that, ‘flat sales are the new up.’ With slight monthly increases year over year, there is a clear expectation that 2012 will be a good year.”

“Struggling, pulling out all the stops,” reports an operator from the South. “Trying everything to generate sales. Just slow to no response.”

“Business is still spotty, but improving,” reports a Western operator. “I feel next year will be much better.”

May 24, 2011
StatShot: Sales Gain Steam in Northeast, South

October 27, 2010
Sales Shrank Slowly in September, Third Quarter

CHICAGO — September and third-quarter 2010 sales were down in all regions from the prior year, according to this month’s StatShot Survey. However, the sales declines are no longer the double-digit losses seen early in the “Great Recession.”

Midwestern operators fared the best in September, recording a decrease of 1.9% in sales from the prior year after a slight uptick in August. In the West, sales were down 3.1%, the South lost 3.8%, and the Northeast shed 3.9%. Nationwide, sales were down an average of 2.5%.

September 29, 2010
Midwest Shows Sales Growth; Profits Down

CHICAGO — Sales grew a slight 0.6% in August 2010 from the year prior, Midwestern operators report, while sales for drycleaners in all three other regions of the U.S. faced declines. All regions saw a decrease in profits for the first six months of the year.

June 23, 2010
May Sales Shaky; Prices Slow to Rise

CHICAGO — May drycleaning sales declined in three regions, according to operators participating in this month’s StatShot survey, while all regions reported a slight uptick in prices from 2009.

Drycleaners in the Midwest fared the worst, with average sales down 5.0% from May 2009. May sales in the South fell 2.4%, operators say, and sales in the West were down 1.5%. Only operators in the Northeast saw year-to-year sales rise, the survey says, with average sales up 0.9%.